more than i asked...more than i could imagine!

So, since my last post, the Lord has increased my lessons from SEVEN girls (thats a lot!) to TWELVE!!! UH-maz-ing! Im so busy teaching these sweet little girls, that I have been able to let go some of my other random jobs! God is so good...who knew that this was the plan?!?! love it! And just when I thought it could not get any better....

For those of you who do not know, Im allergic to the cold weather. yep...its a fact! cold weather sends massive awful pain in and throughout my body...you think layers is the key? no...because after you layer up, you eventually get hot inside...leading to sweat...leading to wet-cold once you peel off some layers! also...its cold in your car...seat, steering wheel, seatbelt....cant see out the window...everything! once it finally gets warm...then its, what...oh, stuffy!!!! ugh! misery. ok, enough about my hatred for cold weather!

Anyways, I daily give my lessons at a softball park here in mobile! well, a few weeks ago, the fall season was about to end and so I was about to lose my "lights" (considering sun goes down at 5pm...really?) and tempatures were about to drop (remember, im allergic)! So...I have twelve girls, no lights, chilly weather....what do i do? I started searching my options when I had about 3 weeks left to use the fields! I called everyone and every place i could think of...all "no's".
I decided to call out the big guns...(2 weeks count down)...I told all 12 families, in faith, that I do not believe the Lord would give me 12 girls without providing a facility for the winter to teach them in. I told them that I didnt know how or what...but it was going to happen! ahhh....ok Lord, your turn!!

a week of no's...again. one day, I decided to walk into this random BIG church....I do not know a soul. walking into the church,  the Lord tells me, that they are going to tell me no, but i need to walk in anyways. so i did. i talked to several people until i finally was talking to the one i knew i was supposed to talk to. Steve was the head over their huge activity center...he told that they cannot have business being conducted on church grounds, but was very willing to help me and asked for my info. i walked out...with my expected "no" and again...Lord, please provide!!

Four days later i get an email from Steve, which was a forward of an email he had sent a member in his church, telling him about me and asking if he knew of any place or options for me. this mans response..."yes, steve...have her call me. i have a hitting facility she might be able to use." WHAT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!!? two days later I called...anytime, however long...FULL access for FREE!!!! for FREE!!! its a huge place full of nets, mounds, softballs...everything and more than everything i would ever need!! He just gave me a key and said to use it whenever i need!! oh my gosh!!

the joy in my heart...i could not explain! it was so much fun telling all my girls and their families! and then that week later when they actually walked in for the first time, they would say, "dang, this place is SO NICE..."...and i would respond..."yes, the Lord is too sweet." because HE IS!!! He truly gave me more than i asked...and surely beyond more than i ever imagined!!